Negative is positive :)

Today Madeleine's skin test was NEGATIVE for a milk allergy!

She was quite the trooper today. She had to have 5 "pinches" in her back for the skin tests. She did great. He said because of her history of sensitivity to milk, he wanted her to get a blood test to see if she can have a food challenge and try a milk product. So she did great on that too - they had to poke her twice (I feel your pain, Honey) and she only cried just a little at the end. We should get those results in 4 - 6 weeks and they'll tell us whether she can do a food challenge. So this could be great news! I really really hope she has outgrown this, and can have pizza and mac and cheese and ice cream and parmesean and everything else!

Now he did say that a few things are lifelong food allergens, fish, shellfish, tree nuts and peanuts. I told him that she eats fish all the time, but hasn't had any of the other things. He said that she shouldn't get shellfish, tree nuts or peanuts until she is in kindergarten. He said she'd be much more vocal then and be able to tell us exactly what she was feeling, like if her lips were tingling or something like that. So that is ok, she doesn't need any of that stuff for a few more years! He wrote us another prescription for an epi pen just in case she were to get into some of that and have a reaction.

And more good news, he said that I didn't really need to avoid milk with John Paul, as long as he didn't show any symptoms. He said that second children usually don't have as many allergy problems as first born children. He also said that having pets from birth help prevent allergies! He did say I should avoid the three things that Madeleine is avoiding. That's not a problem. We haven't had nuts in a long time, and I can give up shellfish no problem.

If her blood test is negative and then she passes the food challenge, I can't WAIT to cook her my favorite homemade macaroni and cheese!! :)